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The word stomach is derived from the Latin stomachus which is derived from the Greek word stomachos, ultimately from stoma (στόμα), "m...

 White is the true color of our hair. The pigment cells located at the base of each hair follicle are the ones that provide the dominant ...

 Vitamin A Facts By containing a large amount of antioxidants vitamin A is of great help to the body, specifically to protect the healt...

   Plastic surgery is the branch of surgical medicine concerned with building up external tissues damaged as a result of burns or wounds, wi...

  We carry with us 20 nails all the time. They are not at all like the nails we buy. Instead they are scalelike—oval and thin. These nails, ...

Our ears make it possible for us to hear. Having two ears lets us know from what direction a sound is coming.  Our ears help us keep our...

Did you know that    There are more red blood cells in the body than any other kind of cell? Some 25 trillion of the plump, round dimple...

The kidneys are organs which function to rid the body of some of its waste materials. The human body has 2 kidneys. They are shaped like la...

The foot is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. The foot can be subdivided into the hindfoot, the midf...

Dehydration is defined as an excessive loss of body fluid. An average person loses about ninety ounces (2.66 liters) of water daily. Only...

Ancient egyptians were the first to applying scents to underarms. The first commercial deodorant, Mum, was introduced and patented in the l...

Death is the cessation of the biological functions that sustain a living being. In the Nineteenth century, Egypt had such an excess of mumm...

Digestion is a form of catabolism: a break-down of larger food molecules to smaller ones. In a healthy human adult, digestion can take betw...

Beards are the fastest growing hairs on the human body . By the time the human reaches adulthood, the body consists of close to 50 trillio...

Dental caries, also known as tooth decay and dental cavities, are a disease of the teeth that results in the destruction of tooth enamel. ...

Perspiration is generally odorless, though it has often been blamed for body odor. Body odor is the smell of bacteria growing on the body. ...

Body image can be described as how individuals see themselves when looking in a mirror, or when picturing themselves in their mind, and th...

"The Pill", is a birth control method that includes a combination of an estrogen and a progestin. Some birth control pills can he...

Navel piercing (also referred to as belly button piercing) is a type of body piercing. Navel piercings take time to heal – approx four mont...

The global cosmetic, toiletries and fragrance industry is worth $9.7 billion. $71 The amount the average Italian woman spends on beauty...